Matías Albina

Matías Albina
Date of birth (1975-03-26) 26 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthLa Plata, Argentina
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–05 Argentina 10 (20)

Matías Albina (born 26 March 1975) is an Argentine former international rugby union player.

Born in La Plata, Albina was capped 10 times as a scrum-half for the Pumas from 2001 to 2005. He also represented Argentina in rugby sevens and captained Argentina "A" at the 2005 Churchill Cup.[1]

Albina's career included stints with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in France and English club Plymouth Albion.[2]

In 2011, Albina was in the Los Pumitas coaching team for the Junior World Championship in Italy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Argentina stuns NZ in US Sevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 February 2004.
  2. ^ "BBC - Essex - Sport - Barking look for progress". BBC News. 29 August 2006.
  3. ^ "Albina habló con Scrum del desafío Pumita". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 January 2011.